Man seriously hurt after semi crashes, catches fire

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS -- The driver of a semitrailer is in serious condition after a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning on Walton County Road 2.

Michael Ray Curry, 45, of DeFuniak Springs, was driving west about one mile from U.S. Highway 331 about 7:25 a.m. when he drifted onto the north shoulder of the road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Curry tried to correct, but could not get the 1993 International semitrailer off the uneven ground because it was carrying logs, the FHP reported.

The truck rolled onto its right side and caught fire.

Curry was pulled from the truck by an unknown passer-by. He was taken by medical helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.